The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-08-04
REPUBLICAN
State Convention.

or, j. b. L 0raKof, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or, w. C. Lyon; Supreme Judge
long term, William T. Spear; short
term, F. J. Dickman; State Auditor,
E. w. Poe; State Treasurer, ]. G.
Brown; Attorney General, D. K. Wat
son; Member of Board of Public
Works, c. A. Flickinger.
The Convention was one of the lar
gest and most enthusiastic ever held
in the State. Hon. Dan. J. Ryan, of
Scioto County, was Tempory Chair
man, and Hon. John Sherman, Per-
manent Chairman. Enthusiastic
speeches were made by Sherman, For
aker, and Others. The last plank of
the platform is the much-talked-of
Sherman-endorsem res o u t i o n.
There is nothing in it to which the
Blaine men object, and it is a grace
full tribute to the great son of Ohio.
The fact is, this Convention has little
bearing upon the politics of next year,
save slightly accelerating the Sher-
man boom. Gov. Foraker was receiv-
ed with great enthusiasm, and it is
probable that he will receive larger
vote than ever, during the coming
canvass.
The noticeable feature about this
Convention, and that which. gave it
such an air of enthusiasm, was the
fact that Mr.. Sherman and his friends
more particularly engaged in his can
vass, secured the attendance and par
ticipation of many of the old-time
Republican war-horses. Sherman,
Bingham, Foster, Grosvenor, and that
class Of Republicans mean political
business when they set to work. Now.
if the State Executive Committee will
act with as much sense as the Conven-
ton, victory will be assured. Ohio
wants no Committee at Columbus run
ming a bureau, and editing. through
the cheap boiler-plate editorials, the
country papers. The country editors
know their own fighting ground the
best, and nothing renders paper, or
the cause it represents contemplate
as quickly and effectually as the mud
daub, boiler-plate, bureau editorials
and campaign clap-trap. With
good, square Republican fight, on
the merits Of our record, and the just
ness Of our cause, and the total lack
Of administrative capacity of the Dem
ocracy, Ohio can be carried to
the extent of at least twenty thous-
and plurality for the Republican tick
ct. Let the good work, and the har-
monious character, of the Republican
State Convention, be maintained. The
principal object for the near future, is
the hosting of Cleveland out of the
White House This cause can be
helped along by a rousing Republican
victory in Ohio this Fall.
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party, in Convention assembled,
submits the people of Ohio the following declara
tion of its principles:
1. We in favor of a protective tariff, to
to American citizens the privilege of supplying
ry article which can be produced well in the Uni
ted States as in other countries and sufficient to sup
ply American wants. Such a tariff makes a demand
for and gives employment to the labor of American
citizens and thereby aids in securing just
tion for labor. We denounce the Ohio Democratic
platform of tariff for revenue only, and which de-
mands an indiscriminate reduction in all duties on
imported articles, the effect of which would be to
courage importations, thus giving American patron
age to foreign producers and foreign labor rather
than to
2. While We adhere to the public policy under
which our country has received from Europe great
bodies honest, industrious citizens who have add
ed to the wealth. progress and power of country
and while we welcome to shores the well-dis-
posed and Industrious emgrant, who contributes by
his energy and intelligence to the of free
ernment, we view with alarm the unrestricted immi
grafton from foreign lands dangerous to the
and good order of the country and the integrity and
character of its citizenship. We urge Congress to
such laws and establish such regulations shall
protect from the nroad of the anarchist, the COM
munist, the polygamst, the fugitive from Justice,
the insane the dependent paupers, the vicious and
criminal classes. contract labor in form under
any name guise; and all others who seek our
shores, not to become part of civilization and
citizenship, who acknowledge no allegiance to our
laws, sympathy with aims and institutions,
but who come among TO make war upon society, TO
diminish the dignity and rewards of American work
ingmen and degrade labor to their level Against
all these gates should be closed. But while favor
ing every honorable and practicable measure to
tect American labor against the evil effects of foreign
immigration and competition we recognize also the
dangers which menace it at home, and condemn as
hostile its and subversive of its dignity
and power, the bold and persistent usurpation in
many the States of its political rights and privf
leges. The condition of the men who labor in the
North can not be maintained improved so long
the men who labor in the South wrongfully de-
prived of the rights and powers o. american citizen
ship. Their labor meets in close and immediate COM
petition, neither be degraded without strik
ing at the prosperity and independence of the other
Recognizing these plain truths demand free bal
lot and fair count in all sections of our country We
demand it and will ever demand it the only
justice to the real producers of prosperity and
wealth. and the sole security of the Republic and its
free institutions.
g. We deprecate National strife and divisions. We
have placed the with its hates and revenges be-
hind us; but the settlements of the war must stand
irtey6cabe-respected, honored and observed In eve
OF the Republic. More we have never de-
manded.less we will not have. Congress should ex
ercise its constitutional authority and take control
and supervision of elections of representatives, to
Congress.
4. We demand such duties wool and manufac-
lures thereof as will the American market to
American producers. We denounce the demand
made under President Cleveland's Administration
by the Secretary of the Treasury in his annual report
of December g. 1885, for the Immediate passage of an
act placing wool upon the free list,'' and de-
nounce the Democratic State platform, which PRO
claims its hearty and unqualified indorsement' of
said Administration, and demands reduction of
the present. duties wool and on wooden and worst
ed goods. Such reduction would destroy the wool
growing and wooden manufacturing industries would
invite large imports, break down American competi
tion, and give the control of market to foreign
droducers, who would ultimately demand exorbitant
prices. We earnestly protest against the decisions
of the Secretary of the Treasury i'll customs in
the interest of the foreign producer and foreign labor
opposition to the letter and spirit of the tariff
laws.
5. We favor liberal pensions to the soldiers and SAIL
of the Union adequate appropriations for the i'm
provement of our National waterways and National
aid to education If too much revenue be collected